Here is a “Pleasant Events” list of things you may consider fun but don’t routinely think about doing. It’s a unique list I complied especially for women by marrying several lists mental health counselors prescribe to their patients. I’ve also thrown in a few fun things I thought you might like to try.
There are 365 fun things to do. Coincidentally, there are that many days in a year…so, I think this COULD be a funner year than average. I intend to do all of them. Click through the links on the list to see my experiences illustrating this list. I post an experience from the list each Monday.
If you’re feeling down and are looking for a change of pace, this might be your answer. Most items are not difficult, expensive or even time consuming. Give her a read, try some of them out. Feel free to take the 30 day challenge. It’s sure to add some variety to your life.
Pleasant Events List
2. Drive in the country and yell “moo” out the window whenever you see a cow
4. Go garage-saleing
5. Play badminton
6. Invite someone new to lunch
7. Have a heart to heart with mom or dad
8. Buy yourself some beautiful flowers—better yet have them sent to you
9. Visit a ski resort in the winter—even if it is just for lunch
10. Try to make someone laugh during a quiet meeting
11. Make a “welcome home” sign and display it
12. Write someone a nice letter and send it to them in a cutesy decorated envelope
13. Use Vicks or Icy Hot rub on yourself
14. Read a gossip magazine
15. Sit on a moonlit deck or patio for a while and relax
16. Spy on someone with binoculars.
17. Think of ten great pickup lines and use each one during the day
18. Put clean sheets on your bed and take a nap
20. Swim in a lake
21. Buy an expensive hair product and enjoy using it
22. Visit a plant nursery or exotic greenhouse
23. Make some paper origami creations
24. Listen to a radio station online from across the globe (I recommend KPOA Maui, HI)
25. Get a department store make-up counter makeover (or better)
26. Enter a sweepstakes, or a bunch of contests
27. Buy new sandals
28. Sit in a hot tub
30. Sing around a piano or guitar with some friends
31. Start a dream diary
32. Hold a sleeping child
33. Yawn in room full of people, count how many yawn with you
34. Watch a soap opera
35. Make a list of ten terrific people you know
36. Look at cute babies on YouTube
37. Look at cute animals on YouTube
38. Wear a pretty nightgown
39. Attend a high school football basketball etc. game
40. Feed the ducks
42. Select an unusual word and see how many times you can work it into your conversations.
43. Listen to Frank Sinatra on YouTube or otherwise
44. Host a fondue party
45. Make a midnight Denny’s run with a friend (or without)
46. Wear strange glasses for one day and enjoy the attention and comments you get
47. Watch a Western movie (I recommend Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid)
48. Eat some Skittles put some thought into which color is your favorite and why
49. Watch a parade
50. Feed a horse some weeds through a fence (or otherwise)
51. Eat in a hospital cafeteria
52. Call an old friend from out of the blue
53. Visit a tourist site in your own community
54. Ride a bicycle
56. Go to a jewelry store and try on fancy jewelry
57. Cuddle with someone
58. Ride on a train or subway
59. Volunteer as a reading tutor at a school
60. Go to a baseball game
61. Wash your car by hand
62. Shoot a bow and arrow or a gun
63. Say “Yes” to every request for an entire day
64. Break a dish or start a fight. Just do it.
65. Throw three things away that are meaningful but you hate seeing
66. Play jump rope with some little girls in the driveway or in the street
67. Go on a ride (zipline, climbing wall, roller coaster, merry-go-round etc.)
68. Make shadow puppets with a child (or alone)
69. Take some things to goodwill. Buy something for yourself while you are there
70. Buy a different kind of scented soap or shampoo
71. Buy a cool poster and hang it up somewhere
72. Lookup some bed and breakfasts in New England. Call one with a question.
73. Take a tour of an industrial facility (mine, factory, landfill etc.)
74. Wear Sparkle Boots (or something else unique)
75. Go boating
76. Canning
77. Get up really early and watch the sunrise
78. Get a massage
79. Go to an amusement park
81. Play childhood games (hide and seek, sardines, kick the can etc.)
82. Make a charitable donation
83. Play in a musical group
85. Walk a mile barefoot
86. Visit people who are sick or shut in
88. Go to a government meeting
89. Introduce people who you think would like each other
90. Ride in an 18-wheeler
91. Attend a wedding or significant life celebration
92. Work on a political campaign (attend a rally, hand out flyers, etc.)
93. Go to a rock concert
94. Take dance lesson(s)
95. Wear expensive/formal clothing
96. Dine at the most expensive restaurant you know
97. Eat something you’ve never dared to try
98. Afternoon Delight…
99. Do some needlepoint or other handicraft
100. Color your hair
101. Visit a bakery you’ve never been to and try a specialty
102. Decorate your house with helium balloons
103. Walk on the grass with bare feet
104. Hold hands with someone
105. Attend a play
106. Take a tour of a candy factory, cookie factory, bakery etc.
107. Wear your favorite outfit two days in a row
108. Tickle and be tickled
109. Brush a soft, velvety flower petal against your cheek or lips
110. Listen to loud music with earbuds
111. Watch a James Bond movie
112. Attend an exercise class
113. Make a Christmas ornament
114. Kiss for 45 seconds and see where it leads
115. Think about “the best things in life are free.” Decide which free things you like best
116. Play a trick on someone
117. Hide around a corner and scare someone several times in one day
118. Attend a class at the local library
119. Beauty day (tweeze your eyebrows, paint your nails etc.)
120. Plan a trip to Tahiti. Look up hotel accommodations, whether you plan to ever go or not
121. Use a phrase such as “What’s Up Doc?” as many times as you can in one day (or until people start to notice)
122. Lay under an electric blanket outside
123. Play ping pong
124. Walk an incredible distance
125. Apply sunscreen, just so you smell “beachy”
126. Organize a dodge ball game
127. Take a different route to work
128. Listen to Jimmy Buffett music
129. Get a grass stain
130. Zone out or stare out into space for a long time
131. Take a nap in an unusual place
132. Buy yourself a goldfish
133. Arrange an “accidental” meeting with someone you’d like to see
134. Find something you love on Pinterest and make it happen
135. Read an entire book in one day
136. Get a passport, just in case
137. Peoplewatch (at an airport, the fair, or anywhere really)
138. Tell someone something you’ve been meaning to say
139. Buy some new knee socks and wear them pulled them all the way up
140. Make breakfast for dinner
141. Convince someone of something that isn’t true
142. Color with crayons and display your work
143. Read a book that you hated from your assigned reading list back in school
144. Order something off of TV
145. Order something off the menu that you would NEVER ordinarily order
146. Eat from a street merchant (taco cart, hot dog truck etc.)
147. Fix your hair in a different way
148. Listen to a program on NPR radio
149. Say “who loves you baby?” as many times as you can in a day or until people start to notice
150. Volunteer somewhere (rest home, soup kitchen, humane society, etc.)
151. Get on the roof of something and hang out there for a while
152. Lie down and watch the clouds and eat your favorite candy bar
153. Work on a home improvement project
154. Choose your favorite painting at an art museum. Tell someone why it is your favorite
155. Buy flowers for someone
156. Have karaoke night
157. Play videogames with friends (or by yourself)
158. Watch a really lame movie
159. Slice up a pineapple and eat it
160. Look through a telescope
161. Plan a surprise party for someone
162. Shop for a great white elephant gift
163. Make this a red letter day
164. Listen to some Beach Boys music
165. Visit a different church’s services
166. Participate in a food challenge (spicy, unusual, or just plain volume)
167. Buy or bid on an item in a want ad (or eBay, Craigslist, etc.)
168. Big-time decorate for a minor holiday (Arbor Day, St. Patrick’s Day, etc.)
169. Eat a popsicle or ice cream novelty
170. Sneak in somewhere
171. Soak in the bathtub with ambiance (music and candles)
172. Plan your career
173. Get out of (pay on) debt
174. Collect things (coins, shells, etc.)
175. Go on vacation
176. Invite your neighbors over to your house for lunch, especially if you don’t know them
177. Recycle old items
178. Go on a date
179. Relax
180. Go to a movie in the middle of the week
181. Go for a jog, walk
182. Go for a long drive
183. Listen to live music
184. Be coached
185. Buy household gadgets
186. Lie in the sun
187. Play a board game
188. Do a work project with siblings or friends (e.g., painting, cleaning)
189. Race popsicle sticks down the gutter
190. Buy a wind chime and set it up where you can hear it
191. Fly a flag
192. Go roller skating
193. Laugh
194. Empty out a Bic pen and use it for deep breathing exercises (like a straw)
196. Listen to others
197. Read magazines or newspapers
198. Hobbies (stamp collecting, model building, etc.)
199. Spend an evening with good friends
200. Plan a day’s activities
201. Meet new people
202. Remember beautiful scenery
203. Save money
204. Make a friendly wager
205. Play in a bounce house for at least an hour
207. Practice karate, judo, yoga
208. Think about retirement
209. Repair things around the house
210. Work on your car new floor mats, air fresheners other décor.
211. Remember the words and deeds of loving people
212. Wear sexy clothes
213. Have a quiet evening
214. Take care of plants
215. Buy or sell stock
216. Go swimming
217. Doodling
219. Collect old things
220. Go to a party
221. Think about buying things
222. Play golf
223. Play soccer
224. Fly kites
225. Have a discussion with friends
226. Have a family get-together
227. Ride a motorbike
228. Acting
229. Run on a track
230. Go camping
231. Sing around the house
232. Arrange flowers
233. Practice religion (going to church, group praying, etc.)
234. Lose weight
235. Go to the beach
236. Think “I’m an OK person”
237. A day with nothing to do
238. Go to a class reunion
239. Climb a mountain
240. Go sail boating
241. Travel abroad or in the United States
242. Painting
243. Do something spontaneously
244. Have some good adult chatter
245. Sleeping
246. Teach a child how to do something you love
247. Entertaining
248. Go to a club (garden, Parents without Partners. Or dance clubs, why not)
249. Think about getting married (past or future)
250. Go hunting
251. Sing with a group
252. Flirting
253. Play a musical instrument
254. Do arts and crafts
255. Make a gift for someone
256. Buy a CD (or digital music)
257. Watch boxing, wrestling, etc.
258. Plan a party
259. Cooking
260. Go hiking
261. Write (poems, articles, journal entries, or start your novel)
262. Sewing
263. Buy clothes
264. Go out to dinner
265. Work hard
266. Discuss books
267. Sightseeing
269. Go to the beauty parlor
270. Have an early morning donut and newspaper
271. Play tennis
272. Kissing
274. Think “I have a lot more going for me than most people”
276. Daydreaming
277. Plan to go (back) to school
278. Think about sex
279. Do an activity with residents at a nursing home or retirement center
280. Have a Lemonade Stand or a Bake Sale
281. Refinish furniture
282. Watch TV
283. Make lists of tasks
284. Ride in a go-cart
285. Walk in the woods (or at the waterfront)
286. Buy gifts
287. Travel to a national park
289. Make a leaf rubbing
290. Go to a spectator sporting event (auto racing, horse racing)
291. Eat gooey, fattening foods
292. Teach
293. Photography
294. Go fishing
295. Stay on a diet
296. Play with animals
297. Fly on a plane
298. Read fiction
299. Make a meal for someone
300. Being alone
301. Writing diary entries or letters
302. Cleaning
303. Read nonfiction
306. Go on a picnic
307. Think “I did that pretty well” after doing something
308. Meditating
309. Play volleyball
310. Have lunch with a friend
311. Go to the mountains
312. Think about having a family (past or future)
313. Remember happy moments in your childhood
315. Play cards
316. Solve riddles mentally
317. Have a political discussion
318. Play softball
319. See and/or show photos or slides
320. Play guitar
321. Start a card playing group
322. Do a crossword puzzle
323. Shoot pool
324. Dress up and look nice
325. Reflect on how you’ve improved
326. Buy things for yourself (perfume, purse, earrings etc.)
327. Talk on the phone
328. Go to a museum
329. Think religious thoughts
330. Light candles
331. Ride on an ATV
332. Perform your own pedicure (or pay for one)
333. Go snowshoeing
334. Think about your good qualities
335. Buy a book
336. Take a sauna or a steam bath
337. Go skiing
338. Go canoeing or rafting
339. Go bowling
340. Woodworking
341. Fantasize about the future
342. Take ballet, tap dancing
343. Debating
344. Sit in a sidewalk café
345. Get an aquarium
346. Go to the Temple or a Church
347. Go horseback riding
348. Think about becoming active in the community
349. Do something new
350. Make jigsaw puzzles
351. Think “I’m a person who can cope”
352. Buy and wear an obnoxious T-shirt
353. Buy some expensive cheese
354. Stay up really late
355. Fly paper airplanes
356. Wear a wrist corsage
357. Buy a new water bottle. Carry it with you
358. Try on something that is way too big. Ask the store employees how it looks on you.
359. Eat outside
360. Make a prank phone call to someone you know (or to someone you don’t know)
361. Start a chain letter (or annoying email forward).
362. Perform a random act of kindness for someone you know
363. Perform a random act of kindness for someone you DON’T know
364. Drive with the windows down and the radio loud
365. Think about pleasant events and make a list of things you think you might like to do
This is such an incredibly fun list! I’m going to pin it for later!!
You’ve totally done #356!
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